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<h2><span class="refentrytitle">nm-initrd-generator</span></h2>
<p>nm-initrd-generator — early boot NetworkManager configuration generator</p>
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<a name="synopsis"></a><h2>Synopsis</h2>
<div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command">nm-initrd-generator</code>  [<em class="replaceable"><code>OPTIONS</code></em>...]  --  [<em class="replaceable"><code>CMDLINE</code></em>...]</p></div>
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<a name="description"></a><h2>Description</h2>
<p><span class="command"><strong>nm-initrd-generator</strong></span> scans the command line for options
    relevant to network configuration and creates configuration files for an early
    instance of NetworkManager run from the initial ramdisk during early boot.</p>
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<a name="options"></a><h2>Options</h2>
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            <code class="option">-c</code>  |   <code class="option">--connections-dir</code>  
            <em class="replaceable"><code>path</code></em> 
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<td><p>Output connection directory.</p></td>
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<td><p><span class="term">
            <code class="option">-p</code>  |   <code class="option">--persistent-connections-dir</code>  
            <em class="replaceable"><code>path</code></em> 
        </span></p></td>
<td><p>Persistent connection directory. If it exists, rd.neednet will not
          cause a default connection to be generated in absence of other options.</p></td>
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<td><p><span class="term">
            <code class="option">-i</code>  |   <code class="option">--initrd-data-dir</code>  
            <em class="replaceable"><code>path</code></em> 
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<td><p>Output directory for initrd data (e.g. hostname).</p></td>
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<td><p><span class="term">
            <code class="option">-d</code>  |   <code class="option">--sysfs-dir</code>  
            <em class="replaceable"><code>path</code></em> 
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<td><p>The sysfs mount point.</p></td>
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<td><p><span class="term">
            <code class="option">-r</code>  |   <code class="option">--run-config-dir</code>  
            <em class="replaceable"><code>path</code></em> 
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<td><p>Output directory for config files.</p></td>
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<td><p><span class="term">
            <code class="option">-s</code>  |   <code class="option">--stdout</code>  
        </span></p></td>
<td><p>Dump connections to standard output. Useful for debugging.</p></td>
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>CMDLINE</code></em></span></p></td>
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<p>The options that appear on the kernel command line. The following options are recognized:</p>
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<tr><td><code class="option">ip</code></td></tr>
<tr><td><code class="option">rd.route</code></td></tr>
<tr><td><code class="option">bridge</code></td></tr>
<tr><td><code class="option">bond</code></td></tr>
<tr><td><code class="option">team</code></td></tr>
<tr><td><code class="option">vlan</code></td></tr>
<tr><td><code class="option">ib.pkey</code></td></tr>
<tr><td><code class="option">bootdev</code></td></tr>
<tr><td><code class="option">nameserver</code></td></tr>
<tr><td><code class="option">net.ifnames</code></td></tr>
<tr><td><code class="option">rd.peerdns</code></td></tr>
<tr><td><code class="option">rd.iscsi.ibft</code></td></tr>
<tr><td><code class="option">rd.bootif</code></td></tr>
<tr><td><code class="option">rd.neednet</code></td></tr>
<tr><td><code class="option">rd.ethtool</code></td></tr>
<tr><td><code class="option">rd.net.timeout.dhcp</code></td></tr>
<tr><td><code class="option">rd.net.dhcp.retry</code></td></tr>
<tr><td><code class="option">rd.net.dhcp.vendor-class</code></td></tr>
<tr><td><code class="option">rd.net.timeout.carrier</code></td></tr>
<tr><td><code class="option">rd.znet</code></td></tr>
<tr><td><code class="option">rd.znet_ifname</code></td></tr>
<tr><td><code class="option">BOOTIF</code></td></tr>
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<p>Please consult the <span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">dracut.cmdline</span>(7)</span>
          manual for the documentation of the precise format of the values supported.</p>
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<a name="differences_from_network_legacy"></a><h2>Differences from the network-legacy dracut module</h2>
<p><span class="command"><strong>nm-initrd-generator</strong></span> generates a set of
    connections that are then configured by the NetworkManager
    instance running in the initrd. There are some differences in
    behavior compared to the network-legacy dracut module:</p>
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<li class="listitem"><p>When an interface is configured with a static address
        and a gateway, the network-legacy module waits that the
        gateway responds to arping requests before proceeding, while
        NetworkManager doesn't.</p></li>
<li class="listitem"><p>network-legacy configures interfaces one by one in the
        order in which they are announced by udev. If multiple
        interfaces specify a hostname (from command line or from
        DHCP), the one from the last interface activated wins. With
        NetworkManager, hostnames from command line have higher
        precedence over ones from DHCP, and the last that appears in
        the command line wins.</p></li>
<li class="listitem"><p>NetworkManager supports the
        <code class="option">ib.pkey</code>=<em class="replaceable"><code>PARENT</code></em>.<em class="replaceable"><code>PKEY</code></em>
        argument to set up an Infiniband partition on IPoIB parent
        device <em class="replaceable"><code>PARENT</code></em> using the specified
        partition key <em class="replaceable"><code>PKEY</code></em>. The partition
        key must be in hexadecimal notation without leading "0x", for
        example "ib.pkey=ib0.8004".
        </p></li>
<li class="listitem"><p>NetworkManager supports the 
        <code class="option">rd.ethtool</code>=<em class="replaceable"><code>INTERFACE</code></em>:<em class="replaceable"><code>AUTONEG</code></em>:<em class="replaceable"><code>SPEED</code></em> 
        kernel command line option to set up ethtool NIC configuration parameters 
        <em class="replaceable"><code>AUTONEG</code></em> and <em class="replaceable"><code>SPEED</code></em>. 
        The <em class="replaceable"><code>INTERFACE</code></em> being configured must be 
        specified, and the other parameters are optional and can be left blank. 
        When <em class="replaceable"><code>SPEED</code></em> is set, duplex mode is 
        automatically set to 'full'. <em class="replaceable"><code>INTERFACE</code></em> 
        accepts string values, <em class="replaceable"><code>AUTONEG</code></em> accepts 
        boolean values (true and false / on or off / 0 or 1), and 
        <em class="replaceable"><code>SPEED</code></em> accepts positive integer values.
        </p></li>
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<a name="exit_status"></a><h2>Exit Status</h2>
<p><span class="command"><strong>nm-initrd-generator</strong></span> exits with status 0. It ignores unrecognized
    options and prints an error message if it encounters a malformed option.</p>
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<a name="see_also"></a><h2>See Also</h2>
<p><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">dracut.cmdline</span>(7)</span>,
    <a class="link" href="NetworkManager.html" title="NetworkManager"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">NetworkManager</span>(8)</span></a>.</p>
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